Blanket With Fillable Pockets That Automatically Release Pocket Weight For Transport

Abstract

A blanket having a plurality of perimeter weight pockets that automatically allow any pocket weight material to fall out of the weight pockets upon disassembly of the blanket, is disclosed. The blanket pockets are formed with a pocket opening facing towards the perimeter of the blanket, and having a pocket closing flap that is releasably held in place over the pocket opening by a releasable retaining means. Examples of such retaining means may be magnets, hook and loop textile material, snaps, and buttons and elastic material. The retaining force of the retaining means is set to be approximately less than the gravitational force of the pocket weight material held in the pocket, such that when the blanket is lift, the pocket weight material forces open the pocket closing flap, and allowing the pocket weight material to automatically fall out of each perimeter weight pocket.

What I claim as my invention is: 
     
         1 . A blanket having a plurality of perimeter pockets, comprising:
 a center blanket section;   a plurality of pockets formed along the perimeter of said center blanket section, wherein each of said plurality of pockets is formed with a pocket flap, and wherein each plurality of pockets is formed with a pocket opening formed facing radially away from a center of said center blanket section.   
     
     
         2 . The blanket having a plurality of perimeter pockets, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of pockets and plurality of pocket flaps are manufactured from a pliable thermoplastic material. 
     
     
         3 . The blanket having a plurality of perimeter pockets, as provided in  claim 1 , further comprising a pocket flap retaining means. 
     
     
         4 . The blanket having a plurality of perimeter pockets, as provided in  claim 3 , wherein said pocket flap retaining means has a retaining force less than a gravitational force of a weighted material placed within a pocket, such that when said blanket is lifted from said center of said center blanket section, said weighted material forces open said pocket flap, and said weighted material falls out of said pocket. 
     
     
         5 . The blanket having a plurality of perimeter pockets, as provided in  claim 3 , wherein said pocket flap retaining means is at least one of a magnet, hook and loop textile material, snaps, button and elastic loop. 
     
     
         6 . The blanket having a plurality of perimeter pockets, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said center blanket section is a rectilinear shape. 
     
     
         7 . The blanket having a plurality of perimeter pockets, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said center blanket section is a polygon shape. 
     
     
         8 . The blanket having a plurality of perimeter pockets, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said center blanket section is a circular shape. 
     
     
         9 . The blanket having a plurality of perimeter pockets, as provided in  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of pockets are formed extending radially away from a center of said center blanket section.